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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Iowa rates for HCPCS 88240

Cells grown in the laboratory from a patient sample are frozen under controlled conditions and placed in long-term storage. This preserves a living line of the person's cells so that further testing can be done later without collecting a new sample.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells cost?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.18$10.00 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$13.18 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $10 to $51Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $87
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $25professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$602.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$28.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $13.49 · 26th of 51
AK $29.51DE $8.91

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.